He said it: Stars coach Glen Gulutzan and more after 5-2 loss in Chicago Monday

“We wished when we got it tied up we could have held a little bit. That’s the way it goes, I mean they are a good hockey club. These streaks come to an end at sometime, but it’s important for us to take the good, dust ourselves off; we’ve got a day off tomorrow, we’ve got a practice , we’ve got to come back and we’ve got six games left. It’s about regrouping more than anything else.”

Alex Chiasson and his injury:

“They had a look at his shoulder, they think it may be a sprain. He’s going to be a day-to-day guy.”

On moving Loui Eriksson in the lineup

“Yeah, we were looking for a spark. We also liked how Eaks (Cody Eakin) and Fraser and that young line played with Garbutt. So, you know, we’re just going to try to find it wherever we can and just keep pushing.”

On Richard Bachman’s play:

“Yeah, I mean, it was 2-2 in the third (period). We didn’t start the way we wanted – not a great game by any means for us, but at the end of the day, you are 2-2 in the third, you’ve got to eek out two points.”

“I think we’ve been consistent. Game in, game out, we’ve been doing a lot of the same things. Both sides of the puck guys are doing it the right way or doing the right things to give ourselves a chance to do the right things offensively. And we’re checking well so we get the puck back. I think everybody wants to play, everybody wants to contribute, everybody wants to make sure their holding up their end of the bargain on their lines and on their partners.”

“I think we had a great start to the season. I think we’ve shown the consistency that you’d want at this time of the year. I’m not complaining the way things have progressed all year long.”

“He (Stalberg) had it going tonight. When he gets that half step on a guy it turns into an almost all alone. He a couple of three times where that outside speed was dangerous. I thought that line made some good plays as far as putting it in areas where you can utilize your speed. That line was effective, but Viktor was very noticeable tonight.”

“We stuck to our game. Played solid defensively. When you play good defense the offensive chances will come, and when we got those chances we buried the ones we could. Overall, I think, the team played great in every aspect.”

“We’re trying to key down on every aspect of the game and play together as a team and always be there for one another. Supporting the puck all over the ice and if we keep this going I think we’ll be right.”

“We’re less worried about the result that comes at the end of the game. We start every game worried about the first 20 minutes and we want to come back in with a positive feeling about how we started the game and we’ve shown that quite a few games in a row here. Whether we get two points or not, we’re focused on the little details. We’re focused on improving as a team and everyone doing their part and being responsible. We know from playing that style of hockey we’re going to get some offense and you saw that again tonight. We’re just playing consistently and all four lines are contributing as much as they can.”

“There’s a reason they’re the number one team in the league. They’re a good squad. They capitalize. Like you said, we really hung in there for the majority of the game and even to start the third we gave ourselves a chance there. I gotta make one or two more saves to put us in a better position. Overall I think we can really move forward towards these last six games and know we can play against anyone. Against the best team in the league and there’s a good chance we can take points out of these games. Overall it sucks to lose and it’s no fun, but now we can’t worry about it. We have Vancouver coming up and that’s all we can really worry about right now.”

“They’re obviously the best for a reason. They play with pretty high tempo, skill players. Move the puck well. Good goaltending. We kept it close there, but we definitely know what we have to do to be the best and beat the best so hopefully we can just keep pushing here. We still have a chance to make the playoffs and that’s what we’re going for.”

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